Optical Coherence Tomography in Retinal Vein Occlusion

Objectives Evaluate how OCT data can predict visual outcomes by analyzing retinal changes and macular edema characteristics.

Assess the correlation between baseline OCT biomarkers and visual acuity improvements over time.

Study Design Type: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Conducted at several eye care centers in Egypt.

Participants Inclusion Criteria: Adults with branch or central RVO, macular edema confirmed by OCT, and no prior RVO in the affected eye.

Exclusion criteria

Other retinal diseases, recent intraocular surgery, or significant media opacities.

Procedures Informed Consent and History Taking.

Ophthalmologic Examination: Includes BCVA, IOP, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, and fundus examination.

OCT Imaging: Using NIDEK RS-330 Retina scan duo 2 (SD-OCT) to assess macular changes.

OCT Image Evaluation: Classification of macular edema types and assessment of biomarkers like subretinal fluid and cystoid changes.

Inclusion criteria

• Adults aged 18 years or older.

Patients diagnosed with branch or central retinal vein occlusion.

Patients with macular edema confirmed by OCT due to vein occlusion.

Patients with no prior history of RVO in the affected eye.

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of other retinal diseases that could affect OCT interpretation (e.g., diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration).

History of intraocular surgery within the last three months.

Presence of significant media opacities (e.g., dense cataract, vitreous hemorrhage) that interfere with OCT imaging.